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Space elevator ideas getting a Utah test
The Salt Lake Tribune ^
| 10/03/2007
| Cathy McKitrick
Posted on 10/03/2007 5:33:50 PM PDT by KevinDavis
FARMINGTON - Light-powered vehicles zip along a paper-thin tether that stretches thousands of miles into space.
"Is this like, 'Beam me up, Scotty?'" asked Davis County Commissioner Bret Millburn.
Sort of. The California-based Spaceward Foundation is testing ideas for a space elevator, and Utah will play host to the competition this month.
(Excerpt) Read more at sltrib.com ...
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: arthurcclarke; impossible; infeasible; space
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To: B-Chan
Will these help at all?
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10/04/2007 6:14:02 AM PDT
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wastedyears
(George Orwell was a clairvoyant.)
I think I’ll leave the thread, the numbers and equations are making me feel funny.
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10/04/2007 6:15:30 AM PDT
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wastedyears
(George Orwell was a clairvoyant.)
To: KevinDavis
Isn't a prerequisite for a space elevator a location at the Equator and a cable strong enough to not break--nanotubes are supposed to be strong enough
if a cable long enough can be made without flaws?
Haven't read the article yet, will do.
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10/04/2007 3:53:41 PM PDT
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Jedi Master Pikachu
( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
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